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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      53,472</td>
<td class="r data">      32,589</td>
<td class="r data">    60.9</td>
<td class="r data">      36,380</td>
<td class="r data">      23,786</td>
<td class="r data">    65.4</td>
<td class="r data">      17,092</td>
<td class="r data">       8,803</td>
<td class="r data">    51.5</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      61,198</td>
<td class="r data">      38,359</td>
<td class="r data">    62.7</td>
<td class="r data">      41,758</td>
<td class="r data">      28,121</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">      19,440</td>
<td class="r data">      10,238</td>
<td class="r data">    52.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      65,898</td>
<td class="r data">      40,668</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
<td class="r data">      44,666</td>
<td class="r data">      29,708</td>
<td class="r data">    66.5</td>
<td class="r data">      21,232</td>
<td class="r data">      10,960</td>
<td class="r data">    51.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      66,715</td>
<td class="r data">      40,028</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">      44,558</td>
<td class="r data">      29,094</td>
<td class="r data">    65.3</td>
<td class="r data">      22,157</td>
<td class="r data">      10,934</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      67,988</td>
<td class="r data">      40,864</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
<td class="r data">      45,584</td>
<td class="r data">      29,617</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">      22,404</td>
<td class="r data">      11,247</td>
<td class="r data">    50.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      67,242</td>
<td class="r data">      39,312</td>
<td class="r data">    58.5</td>
<td class="r data">      45,535</td>
<td class="r data">      28,833</td>
<td class="r data">    63.3</td>
<td class="r data">      21,707</td>
<td class="r data">      10,479</td>
<td class="r data">    48.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      67,168</td>
<td class="r data">      38,447</td>
<td class="r data">    57.2</td>
<td class="r data">      46,281</td>
<td class="r data">      28,676</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,887</td>
<td class="r data">       9,771</td>
<td class="r data">    46.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      64,051</td>
<td class="r data">      36,406</td>
<td class="r data">    56.8</td>
<td class="r data">      44,231</td>
<td class="r data">      27,309</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
<td class="r data">      19,820</td>
<td class="r data">       9,097</td>
<td class="r data">    45.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      62,303</td>
<td class="r data">      34,980</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">      43,220</td>
<td class="r data">      26,402</td>
<td class="r data">    61.1</td>
<td class="r data">      19,083</td>
<td class="r data">       8,578</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      58,093</td>
<td class="r data">      32,506</td>
<td class="r data">    56.0</td>
<td class="r data">      39,917</td>
<td class="r data">      24,337</td>
<td class="r data">    61.0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,176</td>
<td class="r data">       8,169</td>
<td class="r data">    44.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      49,512</td>
<td class="r data">      29,664</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
<td class="r data">      33,374</td>
<td class="r data">      21,321</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
<td class="r data">      16,138</td>
<td class="r data">       8,343</td>
<td class="r data">    51.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      57,057</td>
<td class="r data">      35,215</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
<td class="r data">      38,588</td>
<td class="r data">      25,465</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,469</td>
<td class="r data">       9,750</td>
<td class="r data">    52.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      61,575</td>
<td class="r data">      37,417</td>
<td class="r data">    60.8</td>
<td class="r data">      41,393</td>
<td class="r data">      27,004</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
<td class="r data">      20,182</td>
<td class="r data">      10,413</td>
<td class="r data">    51.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      62,455</td>
<td class="r data">      36,887</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">      41,357</td>
<td class="r data">      26,480</td>
<td class="r data">    64.0</td>
<td class="r data">      21,098</td>
<td class="r data">      10,407</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      63,453</td>
<td class="r data">      37,437</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
<td class="r data">      42,051</td>
<td class="r data">      26,681</td>
<td class="r data">    63.4</td>
<td class="r data">      21,402</td>
<td class="r data">      10,756</td>
<td class="r data">    50.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      62,771</td>
<td class="r data">      35,924</td>
<td class="r data">    57.2</td>
<td class="r data">      42,075</td>
<td class="r data">      25,960</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
<td class="r data">      20,696</td>
<td class="r data">       9,964</td>
<td class="r data">    48.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      62,729</td>
<td class="r data">      35,030</td>
<td class="r data">    55.8</td>
<td class="r data">      42,770</td>
<td class="r data">      25,708</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
<td class="r data">      19,959</td>
<td class="r data">       9,322</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      59,554</td>
<td class="r data">      32,895</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
<td class="r data">      40,654</td>
<td class="r data">      24,241</td>
<td class="r data">    59.6</td>
<td class="r data">      18,900</td>
<td class="r data">       8,654</td>
<td class="r data">    45.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      58,089</td>
<td class="r data">      31,700</td>
<td class="r data">    54.6</td>
<td class="r data">      39,825</td>
<td class="r data">      23,501</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,264</td>
<td class="r data">       8,199</td>
<td class="r data">    44.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      53,983</td>
<td class="r data">      29,239</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
<td class="r data">      36,525</td>
<td class="r data">      21,402</td>
<td class="r data">    58.6</td>
<td class="r data">      17,458</td>
<td class="r data">       7,837</td>
<td class="r data">    44.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,894</td>
<td class="r data">       2,888</td>
<td class="r data">    74.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,955</td>
<td class="r data">       2,430</td>
<td class="r data">    82.2</td>
<td class="r data">         939</td>
<td class="r data">         458</td>
<td class="r data">    48.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       4,031</td>
<td class="r data">       3,085</td>
<td class="r data">    76.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,095</td>
<td class="r data">       2,605</td>
<td class="r data">    84.2</td>
<td class="r data">         936</td>
<td class="r data">         480</td>
<td class="r data">    51.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       4,194</td>
<td class="r data">       3,177</td>
<td class="r data">    75.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,170</td>
<td class="r data">       2,636</td>
<td class="r data">    83.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,024</td>
<td class="r data">         541</td>
<td class="r data">    52.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       4,135</td>
<td class="r data">       3,062</td>
<td class="r data">    74.1</td>
<td class="r data">       3,098</td>
<td class="r data">       2,540</td>
<td class="r data">    82.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,037</td>
<td class="r data">         522</td>
<td class="r data">    50.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,286</td>
<td class="r data">       3,222</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
<td class="r data">       3,311</td>
<td class="r data">       2,739</td>
<td class="r data">    82.7</td>
<td class="r data">         975</td>
<td class="r data">         483</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,234</td>
<td class="r data">       3,205</td>
<td class="r data">    75.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,253</td>
<td class="r data">       2,695</td>
<td class="r data">    82.8</td>
<td class="r data">         981</td>
<td class="r data">         510</td>
<td class="r data">    52.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       4,154</td>
<td class="r data">       3,173</td>
<td class="r data">    76.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,255</td>
<td class="r data">       2,730</td>
<td class="r data">    83.9</td>
<td class="r data">         899</td>
<td class="r data">         443</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       4,166</td>
<td class="r data">       3,236</td>
<td class="r data">    77.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,274</td>
<td class="r data">       2,798</td>
<td class="r data">    85.5</td>
<td class="r data">         892</td>
<td class="r data">         438</td>
<td class="r data">    49.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,984</td>
<td class="r data">       3,100</td>
<td class="r data">    77.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,189</td>
<td class="r data">       2,722</td>
<td class="r data">    85.4</td>
<td class="r data">         795</td>
<td class="r data">         378</td>
<td class="r data">    47.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       3,848</td>
<td class="r data">       3,055</td>
<td class="r data">    79.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,146</td>
<td class="r data">       2,728</td>
<td class="r data">    86.7</td>
<td class="r data">         702</td>
<td class="r data">         327</td>
<td class="r data">    46.6</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    53.6</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         129</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">    57.4</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    23.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    63.2</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">    71.8</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    22.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         249</td>
<td class="r data">         205</td>
<td class="r data">    82.3</td>
<td class="r data">         222</td>
<td class="r data">         197</td>
<td class="r data">    88.7</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    29.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         237</td>
<td class="r data">         183</td>
<td class="r data">    77.2</td>
<td class="r data">         207</td>
<td class="r data">         178</td>
<td class="r data">    86.0</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         285</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">    85.6</td>
<td class="r data">         256</td>
<td class="r data">         238</td>
<td class="r data">    93.0</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         331</td>
<td class="r data">         275</td>
<td class="r data">    83.1</td>
<td class="r data">         303</td>
<td class="r data">         270</td>
<td class="r data">    89.1</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         230</td>
<td class="r data">         180</td>
<td class="r data">    78.3</td>
<td class="r data">         206</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         262</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">    80.9</td>
<td class="r data">         246</td>
<td class="r data">         207</td>
<td class="r data">    84.1</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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